Gandhinagar, Oct. 14 -- Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), India's maiden International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) and a project of national importance, has further strengthened its position on the global stage, climbing three places to 43rd in the thirty-eighth edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 38) rankings.

GIFT City's overall rating improved, underscoring increasing confidence among global investors and institutions in India's emerging international financial ecosystem. It also made a significant gain in the FinTech Index, where it rose five positions from 40th to 35th -- reaffirming its growing strength as a centre for innovation and technology-driven financial services.

In regional terms, GI...